So, if you have ever been "86'd" eighty sixth'd from an establishment can you sue them for threatening your life?

[Shellback Squid]

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as trump and tulsi have set a new precedent

[Walleye]

1. I don't think I've ever been 86'd but I might've been too drunk to remember.

[EYESORE 9001]

2. I've heard the term since childhood

It always referred to throwing out an unruly barfly or other undesirable individual from a drinking establishment. I never heard their elaborate, embellished ‘mob’ version of its meaning. If anyone should know mob lingo, I guess it’s Donny Dollhands.

[Henry203]

3. People are using this term incorrectly

As a former waiter 86 means you are out of that dish.

[yellow dahlia]

6. Yes. And the instruction was sometimes - 86 it from the menu. So it was crossed off the menu board.

It is also used when removing certain items from a dish. Eg: I'll have the salad, but 86 the peppers.

I worked in the restaurant business for many years. But the phrase moved into the vernacular, a bit. For instance one might make a joke about breaking up with a boyfriend and use the term - I 86'ed him.

It is so beyond ridiculous that the RW attack dogs and RWmedia are trying to attribute it to a death threat. I have heard Jessie Watters assert that it is a term used in the military (to kill people). And now the attribution is also to something in the mob lingo...8 feet over and 6 feet under.

Give me a break! (And I am not requesting you break one of limbs.)

[C_U_L8R]

4. So, every time Trump said "you're fired'

He was threatening to shoot them.
Seems like that would follow the same screwy logic Trump is cynically trying to use here.

[Dave Bowman]

5. And yet some people didn't wait for that picture before having assassination ideas.

Twice. And 86 doesn't mean life-threatening, like several folks mentioned.

[Emile]

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